Oren Semiconductor Ltd.

Oren Semiconductor Ltd., Israeli Company

David Bar

Yonatan Manor

Rafi Retter

Ronny Aboutboul

Shlomo Mahlab

An enhanced digital signal processor (EDSP) includes execution section that includes the following constituents: a processor, an arithmetic logic unit (ALU), a memory device for holding set of instructions for execution selected from enhanced set of instructions, a memory device for holding data, another clock generator for generating a plurality of clock signals coupled to above constituents. Internal communication bus coupled to the above constituents for affording controlled communication between them, a correlator, coupled to the bus, for communication with the execution section. The correlator having an input port for receiving external input data and an output port for outputting data. The correlator being controlled by the processor and being responsive to the selected instruction from the enhanced set of instructions, for operating in the following mode: correlator processing mode wherein the correlator receives data from the above constituents and outputs data to the constituents, and wherein the input data received through the input port, is transmitted to the output port in an intact form.

Enhanced DSP apparatus

In a composite video signal that contains an image field having vertical synchronization (V.sub.-- Sync) pulses, The V.sub.-- sync pulses include first equalization pulses of E.sub.1 waveforms followed by a serration pulses of S waveforms, T.sub.S -long each, followed by a second equalization pulse of E.sub.2 waveforms, T.sub.E -long each. The transition from a last waveform of the E.sub.1 waveforms to a first waveform of the S waveforms constitutes a vertical synchronization (V.sub.-- sync) signal. The system a reference event occurring at a first time interval .DELTA.T .sub.1 .+-.Er after said V.sub.-- sync signal, wherein Er stands for time shift error. The system includes filter for filtering the composite video signal so as to obtain a filtered signal. Clamper for clamping the filtered signal so as to obtain a clamped signal. First detector for detecting N (N.ltoreq.S) waveforms in the serration pulses thereby indicating first event occurrence. Second detector for detecting M (M.ltoreq.E.sub.2) waveforms in the second equalization pulses, thereby determining the reference event occurrence, such that the .DELTA.T .sub.1 equals M*T.sub.E +S*T.sub.S.

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Karmiel, Israel

David Bar